Halli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Halli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 halli

a, m. [Ivar Aasen hall; cp. the Norse Fredriks-’hald’], a sloping, brink, declivity, Hem.; freq. in mod. usage: metaph. a drawback, loss of right.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᛚᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Fr: French in etymologies.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Hem.: Hemings-þáttr. (C. H.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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